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Shizuoka University

Japonsko 2018/2019 Partnerské univerzity

Osobní data
Typ mobility:
studium

Fakulta na MU:
Filozofická fakulta

Obor studia:
Japanese language and culture

Úroveň studia v době pobytu v zahraničí:
Bakalářská

Používaný jazyk:
japonština

Letní/zimní škola?:
ne

Doba studia:
jaro 2019

Doba pobytu (od-do):
2019-04-01 - 2019-09-30

Počet měsíců:
6

Aktivita před výjezdem do zahraničí
Kde je možné získat informace o kurzech vyučovaných na zahraniční škole?:
At website of university in confusing pdfs. When you have names of course you can look them up at http://syllabus.shizuoka.ac.jp/ext_syllabus/syllabusSearchDirect.do?nologin=on. Other way to find out is only once you actually arrive to school.

Které dokumenty jsou potřebné k přijetí na zahraniční vysokou školu?:
Application for admission, Study plan, Application for Certificate eligibility, Certificate of Health, Application for accommodation, Recommendation letter from teacher, Bank deposit confirmation, Learning Agreement, Japanese visa. Several of those require photo (small passport sizes) attached.

Jak dlouho dopředu je třeba přijetí vyřizovat?:
About 5 months ahead. But most of it was done 3-4 months ahead.

Bylo potřeba vízum?:
ano

Potřebné podklady a doklady pro udělení víza:
Just passport a photo, documents can be filled in at embassy, need to fill in the information about current school and school in Japan so good to have all information with you.

Délka čekání na vízum:
Visa is given out for one year period.

Výše poplatku za udělení víza:
Actually feel like there was none in the end even though it should be like 3000 yen or something (maybe I just forgot I payed it).

Studium
Měl/a jste před odjezdem podepsanou studijní dohodu (Learning Agreement)?:
ano

Pokud ne, v čem byl problém?:

Věděl/a jste před odjezdem, jak Vám kurzy budou na domovské fakultě uznány?:
I knew how it should be recognized, but I had kind of dummy courses selected of what I thought I'll be able to study.

Měnil/a jste během pobytu studijní smlouvu?:
Yes I did, because I only found out what I can actually take for courses on place and had to do changes.

Kdy a jak probíhá registrace do kurzů? Jsou nějaká omezení? Možnost změny?:
Registration took place within first week at university, basically had to plan out my schedule, go to classes I wanted to take and speak to teacher of those classes if it was ok to sign up for them. For japanese class there were taken test at start to know the level of students, but I never really knew results and were ok to just sign up for the classes with highest difficulty. Selected courses are written on paper (with teacher name and classroom+time) then after taken to students department they will sign them up for you in system.

Skládal/a jste na zahraniční škole zkoušky?:
Yes I did do written tests, presentations, and wrote reports that counted towards my final marks.

Používá škola systém ECTS?:
- vyberte možnost -

Pokud ne, uveďte, jakým způsobem byly tamní kredity na ECTS přepočítány:
Generally making credits amount double will equal to ECTS. But since subjects were recognized for different subjects of MU, sometimes it ended up 2 credits into 3 MU credits on one subject and sometime 2 credits in 6 MU credits on other subject.

Popište způsob výuky (teorie, praxe, projekty) a hodnocení studentů:
Not greatly different from here. Theoretical presentation style lectures, japanese classes were very interactive with several activities out of class scope. There were some homeworks and reports to write, also several classes require to write comment papers each lecture. No group projects done. Overall manageable.

Kvalita výuky ve srovnání s domácí školou:
I'd say quality was rather equal, sometimes content was bit lacking (more focus on different aspects that may be relevant in japanese society, but are not overall). Teachers on other hand were nearly all very good, many with great experience and backgrounds as well (for example multiple teachers on one class, each with some specialization in field).

Jak jste získával/a studijní materiál?:
Sometimes they were handed out by teachers in paper form on classes, sometimes able to download them from school information system.

Můžete doporučit nějaký zajímavý kurz/předmět/vyučujícího?:
If you end up on Hamamatsu campus, most interesting course of those I had was Information Control Society, learned lot from there in interesting lectures with great teacher.

Jaká je vybavenost školní knihovny?:
Didn't have much time nor need to explore the contents of library, but it was pretty nice, lot of place for self study too.

Dostupnost počítačů, přístup na internet, úroveň potřebného softwaru, potřeba vlastního notebooku:
There is eduroam network so internet is no issue. Could live out without laptop, but I did need my tablet (or phone works) in class with short online tests taken on beginnings of lectures.

Možnosti tisku a kopírování:
Were not able to print and copy at designed places at school since actual student card was needed but I only had some temporary one. But I could use printer at my tutors laboratory. Also convenience store printing is option.

Pořádá zahraniční škola/studentská organizace speciální akce pro výměnné studenty?:
ano

Jestliže ano, jaké?:
There was welcome event for exchange students and also event/fair with local companies.

Jak byste zhodnotil/a svoji integraci mezi místní studenty (hodnocení jako ve škole 1-5):
1

případně doplňte vlastními slovy:
As I was taking most of classes with other japanese students, I made way more friends with japanese then foreign students. Also big thanks is to joining the club and being in a way member of research laboratory.

Praktické otázky pobytu
Kde jste bydlel/a?:
I lived in somewhat apartment style university dormitory (Akebono ryo).

Cena ubytování – měsíčně:
300 USD

Další poznámky k ceně ubytování (ohledně toho, co cena obsahuje):
Price also includes all energy fees (electricity, water) and internet and final room cleaning fee.

Popište vybavenost. Tipy pro další studenty – co by si měli sebou přivézt?:
Room was pretty much without equipment, you had to buy everything yourself. Well there was obviously furniture, fridge, IH heater, AC. But for example no mattress and linens, no curtains, nothing to cook in... But everything can be bought either at 100yen stores, or for bigger things at Nitori home department store for rather cheap price, just got to plan ahead.

Jak a s jakým předstihem je třeba si zařídit ubytování?:
I signed up for accommodation 4 months in advance, right when I received email from university concerning it.

Jaké jsou možnosti stravování?:
There are cafeterias on campus and stores as well. All food is reasonably priced and overall very tasty.

Jaké jsou orientační ceny potravin (porovnejte s cenami v ČR):
About double overall, especially things like vegetables and fruits are quite expensive, cheese is like 5 times more expensive. Rest is not so bad, on other hand fish is much cheaper for example.

Doprava do místa pobytu:
I used bus from Tokyo to Hamamatsu, which is probably cheapest way (3500).

Orientační cena dopravy:
Transportation is way more expensive then in Czech, inside cities it's maybe just like 50% more expensive but going between cities is like 4x more expensive (and that excluding shinkansen), something like 1500yen for 100km would be guess of price average.

Tipy pro zakoupení výhodné letenky/jízdenky/další doporučení:
Can't really get cheaper tickets apart summer or spring holidays when special "seishun kippu" are being sold, those allow unlimited traveling within one day period per ticket going for ~2400 yen per ticket price (usually sold in pack of 5 tickets). They are limited to regular and rapid JR lines only.

Jaké jsou možnosti místní dopravy (MHD, kolo, pěšky, orientační ceny):
All bus, cycle and walking are option.

Jaké formality je třeba vyřídit po příjezdu, např. povolení k pobytu?:
Not really before arrival, but since you get resident card on airport (thanks to your visa). You need to update it at city hall once you start living in the city with your current address. At same place you need to enter pension system too, but you are not forced to pay anything for it, just need to have it. Also you need to create your bank account, from where the money for accommodation are taken from. To create that you will first need to get inkan (personal stamp) made in order to sign things (you can get one cheap in specific rare vending machine which I found to be located in Don Quijote).

Jakého jste použil/a zdravotního pojištění? (orientační cena, výhody, nevýhody, je nutno na univerzitě pořídit jiné než domácí (české) pojištění?):
Too many of them. I had insurance from my czech bank whole time. On place I had to enter general citizen insurance, two of school insurances, that one for when something happens to me and another one for when I'd cause some damage. School insurances were really cheap and you got money back for one as well. General citizen insurance cost 2000 yen per month. There was also one more for if you wanted to drive in Japan, but I didn't need that.

Měl/a jste zkušenosti s lékařským ošetřením v zahraničí?:
I only undergo initial health check examination and been to school nursery once after injuring myself, but it ended up needing no treatment just more time to heal itself.

Pracoval/a jste během studia?:
I did not work in Japan, but did some unrelated freelance job during my stay.

Jaké jsou podmínky pro práci/brigádu pro studenty z MU?:
You need some papers that allow you to work in Japan, but I didn't had those.

Tipy na využití volného času:
Join school club, travel around, make friends to go out with.

Finanční podpora a náklady
Celkový grant od Centra zahraniční spolupráce:
120000 CZK

Měsíční stipendium v Kč:
20000 CZK

Počet podpořených měsíců:
6

Celkový počet měsíců:
6

Jakých dalších zdrojů jste využil/a k financování pobytu?:
Personal savings.

Pokud jste obdržel/a další stipendium, uveďte jaké a jeho výši v Kč:

 
Poplatky spojené s nástupem na univerzitu:
0 CZK

a/ výše vstupního poplatku:
0 CZK

b/ výše školného:
0 CZK

c/ výše ostatních poplatků (jakých):
0 CZK

 
Jaké byly Vaše průměrné měsíční výdaje?:
25000 CZK

a/ z toho ubytování:
6500 CZK

b/ z toho stravování:
7500 CZK

c/ cestování a volný čas:
11000 CZK

Jakékoli komentáře k průměrným měsíčním výdajům:
There would be more monthly expenses as mobile data or insurance.
Most of expenses were one time though, as for airplanes which end up costing about 40000 czk (since I had to cancel one flight in process too). Then some initial items for room, clothing, other shopping and events could be next 20000 czk. Don't have exact numbers for anything but overall in span of those 6 months I ended up spending about 230000 czk (would be possible to make it all with as low ~140000 likely).

Uznání zahraničního studia domácí fakultou
Kolik jste během studia získal kreditů (v systému zahraniční školy)?:
14

Kolik ETCS kreditů bylo uznáno na MU?:
29

Věděl/a jste předem, které kurzy Vám budou domácí fakultou uznány?:
I did know which subjects should be recognized in advance, but was not sure if they all truly will be.

Jakým problémům jste musel/a v souvislosti s uznáním čelit?:
Only that it took bit longer and system of MU in IS for adding subjects for recognition is really badly made, but even though I probably entered it not completely correct way it all gt recognized as it should be.

Celkové hodnocení
Posouzení osobního přínosu (1 = výborný):
1

Posouzení akademického přínosu (1 = výborný):
2

Ohodnoťte informace a podporu poskytnuté zahraniční školou (1 = výborný):
2

Setkal/a jste se s nějakými závažnými problémy během pobytu:
Serious problems, that is hard to define, but all the paperwork was kind of struggle. Also letters in mail were hard to understand what they are for and if you need to do anything with it. Worst part was definitely my first day coming to room in dormitory without equipment and place to sleep on (horrible night), so I went to go shopping on next day with my tutor.

Co doporučujete vzít si s sebou:
Overall I ended up taking some of things I didn't really need to take with me that badly. But definitely is nice to take some czech snacks, beer or some presents you can give to best friends or those who are responsible for you. Next probably some medical stuff and cosmetics if you need that, there is huge load of brands in Japan but most of them are different from ours.

Co Vás nejvíce překvapilo na partnerské univerzitě pozitivně:
There is always time to eat lunch within daily schedule (was from ~11:45, which I found maybe a little bit early). School is open all days till late hours and that also during holidays (not national holidays). There is less workload then on Czech universities (but language difficulties can balance it out). Research laboratories (kenkyuushitsu) system is great thing I wish we had over in Czech. Nearly all of the students were using bicycles to get to and from school, I was just walking though. There was quite few places to sit down and relax between classes or to chat with friends.

Co Vás nejvíce překvapilo na partnerské univerzitě negativně:
Information system is quite bad, not much information there, pretty confusing. Lot of news, announcements and results are placed on notice boards around school, which you are supposed to check yourself (but overall as exchange student you don't really need those things). As not big fan of writing having more reports then tests was not so ideal for me. For most of part I got no feedback on the works I turned in. Getting final results took way too long, nearly month from end of exams period.

Další komentář:
If you are interested in study of both Japanese and either informatics or engineering together, going to Hamamatsu campus of Shizuoka University is definitely huge recommendation. But I believe Shizuoka campus got to be pretty good as well. Also location is quite nice especially if you like both Tokyo and Kyoto regions and can't decide, this is nice middle way.